Edgmer Escalona | Relief Pitcher

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Escalona was signed to a minor league deal last month but never appeared in a spring training game for the Giants. He'll now try to latch on elsewhere. Sun, Apr 5, 2015 08:44:00 AM

Giants signed RHP Edgmer Escalona to a minor league contract.

Escalona spent last season at Triple-A with the Orioles and Yankees, holding a 3.73 ERA with 37 strikeouts over 50 2/3 innings. The 28-year-old has a career 4.50 ERA over 78 relief appearances in the majors but isn't a bad depth guy. Fri, Mar 13, 2015 01:32:00 PM

Escalona opted to become a free agent in late June after the Orioles removed him from their 40-man roster. He has struggled this season at the Triple-A level and seems doubtful to get a shot with the big-league Yanks. Wed, Jul 2, 2014 05:43:00 PM

Edgmer Escalona has elected free agency.

Escalona had been outrighted off the Orioles' 40-man roster, and he's decided to seek a job elsewhere rather than remain in the organization. The right-hander holds a 6.10 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 14/5 K/BB ratio over 20 2/3 Triple-A innings this season. Mon, Jun 23, 2014 06:12:00 PM

Depth Charts

It's Belt's first activity of any kind since going down with a concussion earlier this month. The Giants are going to take things slow with Belt and there's no guarantee he'll be back before the end of the year. Ryder Jones has been filling the void at first base.

Miguel Gomez suffered a setback in his recovery from a right knee injury.

Gomez had been slated to return Saturday following a short rehab assignment with High-A San Jose, but obviously that's no longer an option. He'll be in a holding pattern until the Giants clear him for rehab games. So far the rookie has eight hits including two doubles in 33 big league at-bats.

It's a good first step, but Slater is still nowhere close to a return after tearing the adductor muscle in his right hip just prior to the All-Star break. With little to play for, the Giants certainly won't rush him in his recovery. Before he went down, the 24-year-old posted a respectable .290 average with three homers in 100 at-bats for San Francisco.

Johnny Cueto (forearm) is scheduled to throw a 70-pitch bullpen session on Friday.

Cueto made it through a 25-pitch bullpen session Tuesday without issue and is now ready to ramp things up. He landed on the disabled list July 15 with multiple blisters on his right hand and then suffered a flexor tendon strain in a rehab start on July 31. The right-hander could return to the Giants' rotation sometime in September if he can avoid further setbacks.

Will Smith (elbow) said he expects to be on the Giants' active Opening Day roster in 2018.

"Hell, yeah," the rehabbing left-hander told Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle. "You never want to get too far ahead because there are always setbacks, but it’s a personal goal I’ve set for myself." Smith underwent Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery in late March and that procedure typically requires 13-15 months of rehab, but relief pitchers can sometimes get back in less than a full calendar year.